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Article Keyword: COVID-19 Diagnosis, Testing, Tracing

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mga sintomas ng sipon at mga variant ng Omicron, Delta na ibinahagi ni Dr. Willie Ong nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 21, 2022 3:37 PM

    Sinabi ni vice presidential candidate Willie Ong sa isang health vlog na ang karaniwang sipon at ang mga Omicron at Delta variant ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ay maaaring matukoy sa pamamagitan ng mga sintomas na nararanasan ng mga pasyente. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    COVID-19, Delta variant, Omicron variant

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dr. Willie Ong shares symptoms of colds and Omicron, Delta variants that need context

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 21, 2022 2:53 PM

    Vice presidential candidate Willie Ong said in a health vlog that the common cold and the Omicron and Delta variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be determined through the symptoms experienced by patients. This needs context.

    COVID-19, Delta variant, Omicron variant

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dating COVID task force adviser Tony Leachon nagbahagi ng maling gabay sa ‘unang 8 sintomas ng Omicron’

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 07, 2022 10:33 AM

    Nag share ang dating special adviser ng National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 ng isang maling graphic na naglilista ng iba’t ibang sintomas na sinasabing mula sa impeksyon ng Omicron virus variant. Lumabas ito habang ang bansa ay nakikipagbuno sa pagdami ng mga kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) matapos ang mga holiday.

    COVID-19, covid-19PH, Omicron variant, Tony Leachon

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID task force ex-adviser Tony Leachon shares false guide on ‘first 8 Omicron symptoms’

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 07, 2022 10:18 AM

    A former special adviser to the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 shared a false graphic that lists different symptoms supposedly from an infection with the Omicron virus variant. It surfaced as the country grappled with a post-holiday surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

    COVID-19, covid-19PH, Omicron variant, Tony Leachon

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch Editor's Pick FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How the Philippines is detecting new SARS-CoV-2 variants

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 12, 2021 1:36 PM

    The Philippines welcomed the second quarter of 2021 with record-high numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Currently at over 864,000, a research group has predicted that the nationwide count for local coronavirus infections will reach one million by the end of the month.

    COVID-19, covid-19PH, sars-cov-2, sars-cov-2 variants

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, nasal swab testing DOES NOT damage blood-brain barrier

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 09, 2020 1:00 PM

    The swab inserted through the nose allegedly “damages” the endocrine glands and “breaks” the blood-brain barrier, allowing infections to reach the brain. This is not true. This claim has been debunked by multiple health experts.

    brain, COVID-19, swab test

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ex-education usec echoes viral false claim on ‘cut’ in US COVID-19 deaths

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 16, 2020 2:08 PM

    Former Education undersecretary and 2019 senatorial aspirant Antonio “Butch” Valdes propagated an incorrect claim about the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) “finally admitting” that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death count in the U.S. is way less than was originally reported.

    Antonio "Butch" Valdes, COVID-19, deaths

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: COVID-19 numbers used in measuring success of gov’t response explained

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 12, 2020 4:38 PM

    There’s more to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) battlecry “flattening the curve” than meets the eye. The rates of success in a pandemic include technical terms such as mortality and case fatality, recovery, case doubling time, positivity, and critical care utilization. What do these mean and how is the Philippines faring in these numbers?

    covid-19PH, statistics

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral FB post on list of ‘9-day’ COVID-19 symptoms, preventive measures NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 16, 2020 12:02 PM

    COVID-19 symptoms are not the same for everyone.

    COVID19, Singapore

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s claim on getting virus samples from cadavers needs context

    By VERA Files  |  May 14, 2020 6:19 PM

    President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark about horses developing immunity through the injection of blood from deceased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients needs context.

    covid-19PH, Duterte

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